Big Sky Conference

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Big Sky Conference
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Data
Classification	NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision)
Established	1963
Members	9
Sports fielded	15 (7 men’s, 8 women’s)
Region	Western United States
States	8 - Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Headquarters	Ogden, Utah
Commissioner	Douglas Fullerton
Locations
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The Big Sky Conference (or BSC) is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS; formerly Division I-AA). The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Contents 1 Charter (original) members 2 Current members (and year joined) 3 Conference facilities 4 Rivalries - Basketball 4.1 Conference 4.2 Non-conference 5 Rivalries - Football 5.1 Conference 5.2 Non-conference 6 Former members (and years of membership) 7 Commissioners 8 Headquarters 9 Big Sky Championships 9.1 Big Sky Basketball 9.2 Big Sky Football 9.3 Basketball 10 External links

[edit] Charter (original) members

• Gonzaga
• Idaho
• Idaho State
• Montana
• Montana State
• Weber State

[edit] Current members (and year joined)

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Year Joined
Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	1882	Public	9,232	Eagles	1987
Idaho State University	Pocatello, Idaho	1901	Public	13,802	Bengals	1963
The University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	1893	Public (University of Montana System)	13,352	Grizzlies ("Lady Griz" for women's basketball only)	1963
Montana State University - Bozeman	Bozeman, Montana	1893	Public (Montana State University System)	12,250	Fighting Bobcats	1963
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	1899	Public	18,824	Lumberjacks	1970
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	1889	Public	12,392	Bears	2006
Portland State University	Portland, Oregon	1946	Public (Oregon University System)	24,284	Vikings	1996
California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	1947	Public (California State University System)	27,972	Hornets	1996
Weber State University	Ogden, Utah	1889	Public	18,059	Wildcats	1963

[edit] Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball stadium	Capacity
Eastern Washington	Woodward Field	8,600	Reese Court	6,000
Idaho State	Holt Arena	12,000	Holt Arena	12,000
Montana	Washington Grizzly Stadium	23,117	Dahlberg Arena	7,500
Montana State	Bobcat Stadium	15,000	Worthington Arena	6,378
Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome	15,000	Walkup Skydome	8,000
Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field	8,500	Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion	4,500
Portland State	PGE Park	20,000	Stott Center	1,500
Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium	21,195	Hornets Nest	1,200
Weber State	Stewart Stadium	20,000	Dee Events Center	12,000

[edit] Rivalries - Basketball

[edit] Conference

• Eastern Washington and Portland State
• Idaho State and Weber State
• Montana and Montana State
• Weber State and Montana

[edit] Non-conference

• Weber State and Utah State/Utah/BYU/Southern Utah
• Eastern Washington and Gonzaga
• Montana and Idaho
• Montana State and Chadron State
• Sacramento State and UC Davis

[edit] Rivalries - Football

[edit] Conference

• Eastern Washington and Montana
• Eastern Washington and Sacramento State
• Idaho State and Montana State
• Idaho State and Weber State
• Montana and Montana State
  • For the football game between these schools, see Brawl of the Wild.
• Portland State and Sacramento State
• Northern Arizona and Weber State
• Northern Arizona and Montana State
• Portland State and Montana

[edit] Non-conference

• Weber State University and Southern Utah University
• Eastern Washington and Gonzaga (non-football)
• Montana and Idaho
• Montana State and Chadron State
• Sacramento State and UC Davis

[edit] Former members (and years of membership)

• Gonzaga - from 1963-79 (to West Coast Conference) - no football since 1941
• Nevada - from 1979-92 (to Big West, WAC)
• Boise State - from 1970-96 (to Big West, WAC)
• Idaho - from 1963-96 (to Big West, Sun Belt (for football only), WAC)
• Cal State Northridge - from 1996-2001 (to Big West)

[edit] Commissioners

• 1963 - Jack Friel
• 1971 - John Roning
• 1977 - Steve Belko
• 1981 - Ron Stephenson
• 1995 - Doug Fullerton

[edit] Headquarters

• 1963 - Pullman, Washington
• 1971 - Boise, Idaho
• 1996 - Ogden, Utah

[edit] Big Sky Championships

[edit] Big Sky Basketball

• 1964 Montana State
• 1965 Weber State
• 1966 Weber State, Gonzaga
• 1967 Gonzaga, Montana State
• 1968 Weber State
• 1969 Weber State

• 1970 Weber State
• 1971 Weber State
• 1972 Weber State
• 1973 Weber State
• 1974 Idaho State, Montana
• 1975 Montana
• 1976 Weber State, Boise State
• 1977 Idaho State
• 1978 Montana
• 1979 Weber State

• 1980 Weber State
• 1981 Idaho
• 1982 Idaho
• 1983 Nevada
• 1984 Weber State
• 1985 Boise State
• 1986 Nevada
• 1987 Northern Arizona
• 1988 Montana State
• 1989 Boise State

• 1990 Boise State
• 1991 Montana
• 1992 Montana
• 1993 Idaho
• 1994 Weber State, Boise State
• 1995 Weber State, Montana
• 1996 Montana State
• 1997 Northern Arizona
• 1998 Northern Arizona
• 1999 Weber State

• 2000 Montana
• 2001 CS-Northridge
• 2002 Montana State
• 2003 Weber State
• 2004 Eastern Washington
• 2005 Portland State
• 2006 Northern Arizona
• 2007 Weber State, Northern Arizona

School	member years	total titles	Last won
Idaho	1963-95	3	1993
Idaho State	1963-present	2	1977
Gonzaga	1963-79	2	1967
Montana	1963- present	7	2000
Montana State	1963-present	5	2002
Weber State	1963-present	17	2007
Boise State	1970-95	4	1994
Northern Arizona	1970-present	5	2007
Nevada	1979-92	2	1986
Eastern Washington	1987-present	1	2004
Sacramento State	1996-present	0	N/A
Portland State	1996-present	1	2005
CS-Northridge	1996-01	1	2001
Northern Colorado	2006-present	0	N/A

[edit] Big Sky Football

• 1963 Idaho State
• 1964 Montana State
• 1965 Idaho and Weber State
• 1966 Montana State
• 1967 Montana State
• 1968 Idaho, Montana State and Weber State
• 1969 Montana

• 1970 Montana
• 1971 Idaho
• 1972 Montana State
• 1973 Boise State
• 1974 Boise State
• 1975 Boise State
• 1976 Montana State
• 1977 Boise State
• 1978 Northern Arizona
• 1979 Montana State

• 1980 Boise State
• 1981 Idaho State
• 1982 Montana
• 1983 Nevada
• 1984 Montana State
• 1985 Idaho
• 1986 Nevada
• 1987 Idaho
• 1988 Idaho
• 1989 Idaho

• 1990 Nevada
• 1991 Nevada
• 1992 Idaho and Eastern Washington
• 1993 Montana
• 1994 Boise State
• 1995 Montana
• 1996 Montana
• 1997 Eastern Washington
• 1998 Montana
• 1999 Montana

• 2000 Montana
• 2001 Montana
• 2002 Montana, Montana State and Idaho State
• 2003 Montana, Montana State and Northern Arizona
• 2004 Eastern Washington and Montana
• 2005 Eastern Washington, Montana and Montana State
• 2006 Montana
• 2007 Montana

School	member years	total titles	Last won
Montana	1963- present	15	2006
Montana State	1963-present	11	2005
Idaho	1963-95	7	1992
Gonzaga	1963-79	0	N/A
Boise State	1970-95	6	1994
Idaho State	1963-present	4	2002
Eastern Washington	1987-present	4	2005
Nevada	1979-92	4	1991
Weber State	1963-present	2	1968
Northern Arizona	1970-present	2	2003
CS-Northridge	1996-2001	0	N/A
Sacramento State	1996-present	0	N/A
Portland State	1996-present	0	N/A
Northern Colorado	2006-present	0	N/A

[edit] Basketball

• Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

[edit] External links

• Big Sky Conference - official site
• Your online community for Big Sky Conference Athletics - Bigskyfans.com

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